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  • Correction: NBN Co didn't pay for domain

    Contrary to an earlier ZDNet.com.au report, the National Broadband Network Company did not pay to retrieve the nbnco.com.au web address from the consultancy led by Chris Worrad.

  • Consulting firm gave NBN Co domain name

    The National Broadband Network Company retrieved the nbnco.com.au web address from a consultancy led by Chris Worrad at a cost of around $4000, ZDNet.com.au understands.

  • Adam plucks first SA WiMax apple

    South Australian internet service provider, Adam Internet, has turned on its first WiMax tower, an effort its chieftain Scott Hicks described as a "minor miracle".

  • Govt reveals Dec broadband forum

    The Federal Government today revealed it had organised what it described as a "major forum" on the future of Australia's digital economy in the wake of the construction of the National Broadband Network.

  • eBay Australia hits tenth birthday

    Since 1999 it has attracted bargain hunters, desperate shopaholics and the just plain lazy. Today eBay Australia marks its 10th anniversary down under, having sold more than 173 million items at a rate of one item every 1.8 seconds.

  • Apple challenges Woolies logo

    Apple has protested the use of Woolworths' new apple-shaped trademark, which looks similar to the well-known brand image loved by Mac fans worldwide.

  • Harris Farm replaces 25-year-old system

    Harris Farm's 25-year-old in-store integrated retailing system was "creaking at the joints", it said this week, prompting the grocery chain to modernise, moving to a newer Microsoft platform to manage its whole supply chain.

  • Pirate Party storms Australia

    The Pirate Party, which champions issues such as intellectual property rights, free speech and data privacy, is on its way to becoming an official party in Australia.

  • Software glitch stymies green loans

    A software problem in a government assessment tool has resulted in the delay of loan approvals being issued to families to make their homes more green.

  • Tas NBN director lobbies for key Aurora supplier

    A Tasmanian NBN Co director has been listed on Tasmania's new lobbyist register as an associate director of Profile Trust, which represents the company that built Aurora's pilot fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network.

  • Snow Leopard benefits to be longer term

    Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday, but the true importance of the Mac OS X update likely will emerge well afterward.

  • Complaints against telcos rise

    Australians have made more than 20,000 complaints a month against telecommunications companies this year as figures rose despite a campaign to lift customer service.

  • Conroy misses NBN board date

    Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy has missed the self-imposed deadline of July to announce the National Broadband Network Company's remaining board members and other details.

  • Hoffman on NBN board

    Former ninemsn chief Martin Hoffman has been appointed as an interim director on the board of the government's National Broadband Network Company.

  • Tasmania must have NBN tender: Conroy

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy seemed to throw water on industry fears today that divvying up the Tasmanian National Broadband Network might not involve a normal tendering process, saying contracts would definitely be put out to market.

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